Police ID Man Struck By Train In Maryland | News

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GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) -- Police in Montgomery County are identifying a man struck by a MARC train in Gaithersburg.

Police on Saturday identified the man as 51-year-old Ricardo Antonio Levia Aldana of Derwood. Police say Aldana was attempting to cross the train tracks Friday at about 5:30 p.m. when he was hit by a train traveling toward Frederick.

Aldana was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was transported for an autopsy by the Medical Examiner's Office in Baltimore

Police said an investigation is ongoing, but at this point it appears Aldana's death was accidental.